Traceability

Hi,

Can you guys give me a heads up on "Traceability". I find it to be a stumbling block in my process and delays my manufacturing throughput big time. I wanna have a clear understanding of when you need it, why you need it and how will you benefit from it. This is one of my issues here:

Any rework done on my PWB (let's say solder joint issue) must be documented and a rework traveller is being raise to be able to execute a rework job on that certain solder joint. This needs to be signed by Mfg. Supervisor, QC etc. Another thing is that any program changes in my SMT machines must have a rework traveller done. I can't touch the machine at this point.

help me please.

thanks and regards,

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